244 pgs, 1995, Praeger Publishers
ISBN 978-0275952549

When the U.S. government decided three decades ago to support space exploration, only technology seemed to limit advancement; now politics seems to be the major progress-blocker. Kay's premise is that if present institutional arrangements and political practices prevent the government from carrying out its initial decision effectively, then it must either reform those practices or rethink the original decision. His intent is neither to endorse nor prescribe, but to establish a broad framework for further discussion.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I: Introduction: Where Did We Go Wrong?

1. A Program Adrift
2. In Search of the Magic Bullet: Critiques of U.S. Space Policy

Part II: The Space Program from the Ground Up

3. NASA: The Eye of the Storm
4. . . . and a Cast of Thousands
5. "Shoe Pinching" vs. "Too Many Cooks"

Part III: Prospects for Reform

6. A World without Borders
7. From Henry Ford to Captain Kirk
8. Conclusion: Can Democracies Fly in Space?